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Ministerial Decree No. 243 / 2016 mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8011 / 2016 'Organic detergent disinfectant for vegetables and fresh fruit' (12 pages, in Arabic).
Egypt issued an addendum on 12 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/EGY/155. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 12 August 2016. The comment period closed on 11 October 2016.
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Organic detergent disinfectants for vegetables and fresh fruit
The comment period closed on 11 October 2016. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/EGY/155/Add.1; it can take them up with Egypt.
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The draft of Egyptian Standard ES 8011 for 'Liquid Detergent for Cleaning Fresh Vegetables and Fruits with or without Disinfectant'
Products covered: ICS:71.100 'Products of the chemical industry' This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 8011 for ' Liquid Detergent for Cleaning Fresh Vegetables and Fruits with or without Disinfectant ' (15 pages, in Arabic)' It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 243/2016 which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/155 dated 12 August 2016 mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following: - Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Detergents. - Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. - Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). - Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 - classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) - European Commission Ecolabel — Detergents for hand dishwashing — Criteria (2021) - ECOCERT Greenlife — Guidelines for Detergents and Cleaning Products (Version 2022). Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: To be determined Date of entry into force: To be determined Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization…
The Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES 8011 /2016. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with EN 1276:2009 and EN 13697:2015.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/EGY/155/Add.1
The draft of Egyptian Standard ES 8011 for 'Liquid Detergent for Cleaning Fresh Vegetables and Fruits with or without Disinfectant'
Products covered: ICS:71.100 'Products of the chemical industry' This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 8011 for ' Liquid Detergent for Cleaning Fresh Vegetables and Fruits with or without Disinfectant ' (15 pages, in Arabic)' It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 243/2016 which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/155 dated 12 August 2016 mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with the following: - Regulation (EC) No. 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Detergents. - Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. - Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). - Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 - classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) - European Commission Ecolabel — Detergents for hand dishwashing — Criteria (2021) - ECOCERT Greenlife — Guidelines for Detergents and Cleaning Products (Version 2022). Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: To be determined Date of entry into force: To be determined Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization…
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/EGY/155
Comment deadline: Closed on 11 October 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 243 / 2016 mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8011 / 2016 'Organic detergent disinfectant for vegetables and fresh fruit' (12 pages, in Arabic).
The Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES 8011 /2016. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with EN 1276:2009 and EN 13697:2015.
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